AS ONTARIO PREPARES TO VOTE, IT'S TIME TO RETHINK THE HOUSING PUZZLE Murtaza Haider & Stephen Moranis, Financial Post Image courtesty of: CBC   With elections in Ontario less than a month away, housing affordability remains first and foremost on the electorate's mind. Housing and land prices in urban Ontario experienced a dramatic increase since the last provincial elections in 2013. The Liberal government finally responded in April 2017 by imposing... [read more]

NEW HOMEBUYERS GETTING SQUEEZED OUT OF TORONTO MARKET AS GOVERNMENT FEES ON NEW BUILDS SKYROCKET Matthew Yuyitung, Financial Post Image courtesty of: Pointman   Government costs and charges on homes have gone up significantly since 2013, and account for nearly a quarter of the price of a new home in the Greater Toronto Area, according to a report published this week. The report, commissioned by the Building Industry and Land Development Association, showed average cost from... [read more]